slimeygrimeysyd
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I purchased my Arizona Blonde back in December of 2021 from a reptile expo, his name is scribble. The vendor i purchased him from wasn’t able to tell me when he ate or molted last so i gave scribble some time to get comfortable in his new enclosure. after about a month or two i tried feeding him and he refused. so i let him be for a few more days and tried again, refused food again. so i figured he was in pre-molt (he is not my first T, i’ve owned roughly 3 before him for years).
eventually he molted and i gave him some more time to recover from his molt before attempting again. once again refusal.
this cycle has been going on since 2021 to current day. ever since he has been in my care he hasn’t eaten anything. it’s concerning because he’s slim looking. he’s still very much active even though he won’t eat.
he always has water in his enclosure, i regulate his temperature in his tank, i have some springtails to keep his substrate clean (i also do regular cleanings myself by changing his substrate once in a while and cleaning his tank and additions to his tank), and misting his tank often to keep the humidity at a good level.
I’ve given him all sorts of bugs since 2021 to see what he prefers such as: mealworms, silkworms, dubia roaches, small-ish crickets, etc. but he refused all of them.
if someone could please help me that would be much appreciated. i’m just very confused as to why he won’t eat or how he’s lived this long without eating.
he just molted today with no issue (never had a troubled molt) and is still active.
photos: first one is from 2021 when i first brought him home. second is from today.
he’s rather small sized (smaller than my palm) so he is in i think a 10 gallon enclosure with enough substrate for him to tunnel in throughout the bottom. each molt he hasn’t gotten any bigger
eventually he molted and i gave him some more time to recover from his molt before attempting again. once again refusal.
this cycle has been going on since 2021 to current day. ever since he has been in my care he hasn’t eaten anything. it’s concerning because he’s slim looking. he’s still very much active even though he won’t eat.
he always has water in his enclosure, i regulate his temperature in his tank, i have some springtails to keep his substrate clean (i also do regular cleanings myself by changing his substrate once in a while and cleaning his tank and additions to his tank), and misting his tank often to keep the humidity at a good level.
I’ve given him all sorts of bugs since 2021 to see what he prefers such as: mealworms, silkworms, dubia roaches, small-ish crickets, etc. but he refused all of them.
if someone could please help me that would be much appreciated. i’m just very confused as to why he won’t eat or how he’s lived this long without eating.
he just molted today with no issue (never had a troubled molt) and is still active.
photos: first one is from 2021 when i first brought him home. second is from today.
he’s rather small sized (smaller than my palm) so he is in i think a 10 gallon enclosure with enough substrate for him to tunnel in throughout the bottom. each molt he hasn’t gotten any bigger
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